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1	The Ella Effect: An Activist's Journey Towards Mentoring Progressive Black Masculinities Into Motion Williams, Derrick Lamonte 01 January 2009 (has links) This study examines my activist journey in developing a grassroots men's antiviolence and multi-generational mentoring group called the Progressive Masculinities Mentors. I draw upon Athena Mutua's intersectional vision of Progressive Black Masculinities into motion which reimagines traditional black masculinity in ways that move beyond negative social scripts in order for black men to reach their full humanity. Modeled on the activist work of Ella Jo Baker, a community organizer, within the civil rights movement, I advocate principles and practices of grassroots community mentoring as a way to bring about social change. "The Ella Effect" refers to the practices, ideas, and life philosophies of Baker which both inspire and inform my activist work of mentoring young college age men and local boys to become progressive men. Hip Hop music and culture is employed as a pedagogical strategy to engage young black males about problematic issues of black masculinity in an effort to create alternative modes that communicate love, compassion, and hope. Activism Black Masculinity Ella Baker Hip Hop Mentoring Violence Prevention
2	They Had No King: Ella Baker and the Politics of Decentralized Organization Among African-Descended Populations Horhn, John 12 August 2016 (has links) The evolution of African stateless societies and the diverse impact of their cultures, on political thought previous to and post-modernity, are not well understood. Scholars acknowledge the varied influence of precolonial African culture on the artistic, spiritual, and linguistic expressions of African-descended populations. However, observations regarding the impact of such acephalous societies on the political thought of the African Diaspora remain obscure. The organizational techniques of such societies are best described as a form of kinship-based anarchism. This study seeks to examine the persistence of such organizational techniques among African-descended populations in the United States. The political life and background of Ella Baker will be used as a historical case study to illustrate the possible strands of continuity that may exist between the organizational habitude of African acephalous societies, and modern African-American grassroots political structures. Social anarchism Grassroots organizing Kinship Stateless/Acephalous societies Marronage Ella Baker Great Dismal Swamp
3	A Historical Narrative of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee's Freedom Schools and their Legacy for Contemporary Youth Leadership Development Programming Etienne, Leslie K. 27 March 2012 (has links) No description available. African Americans African American Studies Black History Black Studies Education Pedagogy School-Aged Care After School Programs Youth Leadership Development Group-Centered Leadership SNCC Freedom Schools Historical Narrative Oral History Adaptive Leadership Ella Baker Charles Cobb

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